I seem to have wandered into a real bad case of the snap hooks. From the driver on down. Shots are weak, start at the target and then rotate left (and down) violently. It seems like my hands have gone crazy. Too strong a grip? What else to review?

When my swing goes bad I can feel it happening. I get to the top of my backswing and I feel my body keep taking it back further. I know at this point my body thinks the ball did something bad and is going to kill it. This always gives me a pull left. I will try the breathing exercise next time. When you went back and stopped at the top of you backswing and then hit the ball that looks like that may also be something to try when I get in that situation.

Hi Shawn, I was working on fine tuning my predictions for my irons and woods, as last round out I had some fat contact show up on extremely wet fairways (with all the darn rain we’ve been getting in Montreal!) and my ball striking was exposed.

I noticed in re-watching this video, that I may be misinterpreting the correct way to “lower the machine” after my practice throws above the ball. I consciously observed that I have been lowering mostly by increasing knee flex, which I believe might be bringing my low point way back. After watching the video, it seems like your knee flex does not change at all from practice throw whiffs, to tops, thins and so on. Can you explain the proper way to lower the machine? Should it be mostly from the waist up like a crane lowering the wrecking ball?

Thank you,
Dario

Man this is the stuff I’ve needed! The rehinge/deep release pull ties in perfectly with choice of trajectory (since that determines where the rehinge & release pull happens). I’ve been using the axe drill before shots to feel the proper tilt and swing direction – it’s actually fantastic for those things as well as feeling holding center.

As soon as you rated your technical abilities – in my head I heard “Aww – Shawn misses Matt”

😉

Hitting driver has always been fun, your driver series got me started but it seems I can only get a fade out of it – even with a draw biased driver, regardless of how much I change my setup and aim over the intermediate point…

TBH – a straight fade is pretty much the end result with all of my clubs, it’s getting reliable as my “stock shot” but for the life of me – I can’t get the ball to go right and come back – ever….

Only left and back…. Granted, that’s better control than I had three years ago and I am actually OK with not being able to hit a draw now, I can still lower my handicap this season, but that’s not going to carry me forever…

Thoughts I can chew on?

Nice one. Will try that on my next range session.
Is that Mu toiling in the back? His swing is coming together very nicely 😉

Rusty ++ after the “indoor season”. Will warm up with the tilt drill. Any comment on the ACU coming more vertical for the draw. The club butt is inside the ball on the draw shot and at the ball on the fade. I’m not trying to be technical as the position is likely just due to the correct feel for each shot going into the picture. I’m only really aware of the tilt at setup and a stronger grip for the draw and the swing comes more from the outside for the fade. Thanks Shawn.

Could you use this for long iron and fairway woods as well?

I used to have a very light grip pressure thinking it would allow my hands to be quicker. But I did have some times when I thought I was going to lose the club and throw it. Your videos suggest a tighter grip so I went to the amount of pressure I would use to pound nails with a hammer. But in the last three weeks I have worn holes in two new gloves. What is causing that, too much or not enough pressure? What percentage pressure do you use Shawn?

I’ve watched so many of your videos that I can’t remember where precisely you talked about visualizing driving the battering ram (but of the club) through the door as a way to get more of a delayed release. My symptom/problem is that I am losing lag too early on the downswing even when I try to fell I am throwing the club to my distant target; so I tried doing this battering ram thing but doing that the ball goes anywhere but where I want it to. How do your students implement the battering ram concept & how long does it them to adapt? Is there an alternative way to get the right release?

Hi Shawn, Can I just say, a massive thank you to you and Savannah. Everything finally clicked into place to and it’s all down to your fantastic content and your amazing teaching ability. I saw a video of you and your daughter and she said she preferred the feeling of throwing a frisbee, well I used that today and who’d have known that I was a lead hand dominant player. Massive strike and direction improvement. So thank you again, and please pass on my gratitude to Savannah.

Matt from Plymouth in the UK

I typically wrap the club around my neck at the top. Never would have thought my grip coming apart was a big part of the problem. I was shocked on the course today when I incorporated Shawn’s advice for keeping the grip together and solid. I had way more compression on the ball. It also appears to improve my balance. I think this point is understated in golf instruction today.

Great Video and I”m glad you added it to the grip series. Making it clear what fingers add pressure really made it hit home for me and was something I could take action on right away. As a new member I also wanted to say how much I am loving your approach. I have been looking for a teacher I click with that uses Gabriel Wulf’s concepts. I was really happy to see you mention her in a video! Hallelujah, I think I’m gonna like it here!

Hi Shawn, I noticed the same difference in the release as Bryan mentioned. Between your rehearsal whete you have a lot of room for your right elbow, the actual swing does often not show this “space”. Can you please clarify this?
Chris